Art of Accounting: My seventh anniversary
Writing a weekly column forces me to always be looking for ideas and has made me much more observant of what goes on in the public accounting profession as a whole and also within firms of all sizes.
Firms giving back: RSM US donates $4M via Birdies Fore Love
Eide Bailly announces the recipients of its 2020 Resourcefullness Awards, Grant Thornton announces its next Purple Paladin honoree, and SD Mayer & Associates provides meals to the Bay Area.
France finance chief presses Biden team on digital taxes
France is hoping for a quick end to the simmering transatlantic trade battle over its tax on technology giants such as Facebook Inc. as soon as President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
More Trump records sought in New York asset-valuation probe
New York authorities investigating whether President Donald Trump’s company inflated the value of its assets for loans and tax breaks are seeking more records of the company’s communication with an engineer who helped appraise its property.
Access Denied: Representation
The hurdles faced by Black professionals who break into the financial services belie the notion that their small numbers at the industry’s top ranks are a pipeline problem.
AICPA disagrees with IRS commissioner Rettig on penalty relief
The American Institute of CPAs is firing back after a congressional hearing, asking for penalty relief for taxpayers dealing with the pandemic.
AICPA disagrees with IRS commissioner Rettig on penalty relief
Global tax avoidance costs countries $427B each year: Report
Taxpayers around the world lose at least $427 billion each year to individual tax evasion and multinational corporate profit-shifting, which undercuts public funding for a COVID-19 response, according to a new report.
ACCA chooses new president
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has named Mark Millar, the former head of a hospice in the United Kingdom, as its new president.
Inadequate IRS funding is a threat: IRSAC
In its annual report, the advisory council offered recommendations on 26 issues.
As an accountant, would you rather be a dentist or a surgeon?
Do you want to be a high-volume practice that does lots of repetitive work (like a dentist)? Or do you want to be a low-volume practice that solves complex cases and problems (like a surgeon)?
As an accountant, would you rather be a dentist or a surgeon?